ProjectProponent: K + S Salt Australia Pty LtdProposal description: K plus S Salt Australia Pty Ltd is seeking approval to construct and operate a 3.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) Solar Salt Project located approximately 40 km south-west of the township of Onslow, within the Shire of Ashburton. Assessment Number: 2101Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: SaltLast updated: December 21, 2021Current Status: Environmental Scoping Document approved 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Ashburton Salt ProjectComment period: Thursday, 13 October, 2016 to Wednesday, 19 October, 2016Referral documentation: CMS16277 Ashburton Salt Project Referral Support Doc 7.10.16 wfigapp.pdf (PDF, 6.22 MB) CMS16277 EPA Referral Form Ashburton Salt 7.10.16.pdf (PDF, 174.15 KB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Ashburton Salt Project (PDF, 466.62 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsBenthic Communities and HabitatsCoastal ProcessesMarine Environmental QualityMarine FaunaFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 7 November, 2016 3. AssessmentScopingPublic comment on Environmental Scoping Document: Monday, 18 September, 2017 to Tuesday, 3 October, 2017Comment on this ESD: Ashburton Salt Project – Environmental Scoping DocumentEnvironmental scoping document: Ashburton Salt Project FINAL ESD (PDF, 2.45 MB)Approved: Wednesday, 24 January, 2018 Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A s. 43A notice: CMS16277 - s43A Notice - 180817 (PDF, 1.33 MB) CMS16277 - s43A Notice - 181218.pdf (PDF, 799.04 KB) CMS16277 - S43A Notice - 211221 (PDF, 1.14 MB)Date of approval s. 43A: Tue, 21/12/2021